AAH&P founding member, WhyHunger Board member, and dear friend Jen Chapin, is recording her sixth album, Reckoning, due to release in May of 2013 and she's raising funds for the recording

Got food on your plate? Thank a farmworker! Last week was Farmworker Awareness Week! If you're a regular reader of our blog, you know that one week of thinking about the role of workers in the food system is just the beginning -- check out Student Action for Farmworkers and Student Farmworker Alliance for how to stand up for the

For 19 years, the Kids Can Make a Difference program (KIDS) has been helping kids and their teachers take action against hunger and poverty. Originally a program of WhyHunger, KIDS found a new home in 2010 with iEARN, and has grown steadily since then. WhyHunger is pleased to be part of KIDS' latest project latest project: the Finding Solutions to

Last week, following the CIW's March for Rights, Respect and Fair Food, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance held its second Assembly in nearby Tampa. The Alliance, of which WhyHunger is a founding member, works to end poverty, rebuild local food economies, and assert democratic control over the food system. In practice, that means building relationships and fostering solidarity among grassroots

Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the Jews' exodus from slavery in Egypt, begins on Monday. Food is important at many holidays, but it plays a particular role at Passover. The seder, the Passover ceremony, happens at the dining room table with friends and family, and includes eating and drinking of symbolic foods and wine, as well as the dinner meal